respect [for] the law/one's parentsthey will campaign for the return of traditional lands and respect for aboriginal rights and customsrespect for the law and the rejection of the use of violencerespect for the rights of the minorityto [have] [show] respect for sth

she has no respect for other people's feelingsno respeta los sentimientos de los demás

the country shows little respect for democracyhe shows scant respect for our opinions

out of respect for sth/sbpor respeto a algo/algn;por consideración hacia algo/algn

I didn't mention it, out of respect for Alanno lo mencioné por respeto a or por consideración hacia Alan

he would not smoke while she sat with him, out of respect for hershe felt justified in bringing up a matter that she had been afraid to discuss before, out of respect for his feelingsto [pay] respect to sth/sb/historians must pay more respect to ancient traditions/ and folkloreto pay respect to one's eldersso we've got to pay our respect to this chap - his achievements were phenomenal

to treat sb with respecttratar a algn respetuosamente or con respeto

Milton Hemming was treated with great respect by the staff of the hotelyou'll treat him with care and respect, d'you hear?everyone who knew his work treated him with great respectchildren treated with respect are far less likely to become unrulyto treat sth with respect

when I'm driving I always treat lorries with respectelectricity is potentially dangerous, so treat it with respect[without] respect of persons[without] respect towithout respect to class, race or sex

without respect to the consequencessin tener en cuenta las consecuencias

physicians ought to provide the service without respect to whether a patient can payhis decision on military action is being made without respect to what may happen in Athens

2(admiration, esteem)respeto (m)

to command respectimponer respeto;hacerse respetar

/few officers commanded as much respect/ and affection from the soldiers in the ranks /as he did/to do their job properly, /teachers need to command respect/he can no longer command respect and should be dismissed from his post

to earnorgain sb's respectganarse el respeto de algn

it is up to you to gain her respectthe few people who stood up to him earned his respecthe was a ruler who won the respect and affection of his peopleto [have] [show] respect for sb

we have the greatest respect for himle respetamos muchísimo

I have tremendous respect for DeanI had enormous respect and admiration for himto show no respect [to] sbto [hold] sb in respect

she is held in great respect by her employeessus empleados le tienen mucho respeto;sus empleados la respetan mucho

he is not held in great respect by the votershis name was held in great respect in Cosenza

show some respect!¡un poco de respeto!

to win sb's respectganarse el respeto de algn

with (all due) respectcon el debido respeto

with all due respect, you have no experience in this fieldcon el debido respeto or con todo el respeto del mundo, no tienes experiencia en este campo

with respect, I hardly think that's the pointif I may say so, with respectwith respect, Minister, you still haven't answered my questionbut Mr Hume, with respect, that wouldn't workwith the utmost respect to Blakemore, the report doesn't show any such thing[worthy] of respectthe principles which Haig upheld are worthy of respecthe was an opponent worthy of respecthe did pay close attention to his image, striving always to make himself worthy of respect

3respectsrespetos (m)(formal);recuerdos (m);saludos (m)

to [give]/[send] one's respects to sb

give my respects to everyoneda recuerdos or saludos a todos de mi parte

to pay one's respects to sbpresentar sus respetos a algn

Chaplin went to the White House to pay his respects to the PresidentI though it only proper to stop for a moment and pay my respectsI decided to leave as soon as I had paid my respects to my hostesshe paid his respects and left

to pay one's last respects to sbpresentar mis/tus/sus etc últimos respetos a algn

his family came to pay their last respectsin official ceremonythe son had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respectsthe church had overflowed with townspeople who came to pay their last respects to her husband

John sends his respectsJohn os manda recuerdos or saludos

4(point, detail)aspecto (m);sentido (m)

in all respectsen todos los aspectos or sentidos

it was in every respect a typical small American citythe two men appear different in almost every respectdo you consider that women are equals of men in all respects?they found him medically fit in all respects

in certain respectshasta cierto punto;en cierta medida;en cierto modo

I agree with him in certain respectsanyone used to the Alps will find most American resorts limited in certain respectsthe situation is improving in certain respects

one aim we've been struggling for all these years has been realised, but in other respects, the struggle is just beginning

in some/many respectsen algunos/muchos aspectos or sentidos

in many respects Asian women see themselves as equal to their menhe is different from the people around him in many respectsthe strategy was an extremely bold one: breathtaking, in fact, in some respects

in this respecten este sentido

the children are not unintelligent-in fact, they seem quite normal in this respectwe are lagging behind in this respectin one important respect, history does not seem to be repeating itselfa power bloc of this kind would not oppose the United States in any respectto pretend that we can go it alone in any respect is pure follythere was no need to improve security in any respectin [what] respect do your policies differ?

5(reference, regard)respecto (m)

in respect ofrespecto a or de

where Dr Shapland feels the system is not working most effectively is in respect of professional trainingit's going to raise a lot of problems in respect of atmospheric pollution

with respect toen lo que respecta a;con respecto a

parents often have little choice with respect to the way their child is medically treatedhe informed me about my rights with respect to the forthcoming extradition

transitive verb

1(esteem)respetar

he needs the advice of people he respects, and he respects youI had begun to respect Steve

I want him to respect me as a career womanquiero que me respete como mujer de carrera

I respect him as a musicianlo respeto como músico

I still admired him as a man; I still respected him as a friendRobert also considered and enjoyed and respected her as a personhe became respected as the preeminent strategist in the CongressRose was mostly liked and respected as an employerHe was a public figure and respected as a brilliant artistto respect sb [for] sthhe was respected [for] his integrityto respect [o.s.]John had decided that if he was to respect himself he should serve in Francethe paradox by which he manages to despise and respect himself at the same timerespecting yourself means that you won't always give people what they want

2(have consideration for)[+wishes, privacy, opinions]respetar

to respect sb's opinions/wishesto respect sb's rights/privacyI respect the other point of viewfinally, trying to respect her wishes, I said I'd leavethere is no particular need to respect their wisheswe mean to respect the cultural peculiarities of each country.how can a government kill its citizens while still claiming to respect their rights?

3(observe)[+law, treaty]acatar

it is about time tour operators respected the law and their own code of conduct

4

as respectspor lo que respecta a;en lo concerniente a

the ITC will produce a code on impartiality which must take account of "due impartiality" as respects major mattersthe subsidy that is provided by foreign governments as respects their maritime industry

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